7th September 1949
Lee Wilson, Gerald Durrell’s wife and co-author, is born
Lee McGeorge Wilson was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but moved to Jersey after marrying the naturalist, Gerald Durrell, in 1979. She played an active role in the management of Jersey Zoo and, following Gerald’s death, in the renaming of the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust in his honour.
She accompanied him on three expeditions and helped co-author some of his books, including A Practical Guide for the Amateur Naturalist, and Durrell in Russia. She edited The Best of Gerald Durrell and was a consultant on the ITV series, The Durrells.
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Other events that occured in September
London solicitor appears in Jersey court for non-payment of bill
- A dispute over a guests's charges saw a Jersey holidaymaking solicitor taken to court for under-paying his bill.
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Jersey man gives evidence at Belsen concentration camp trial
- Harold le Druillenec was the only British survivor of the Belsen camp, where he was sent towards the end of the Second World War.
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Jersey is struck by a hurricane
- Jersey and its neighbouring islands were struck by violent storms, causing widespread damage, wrecking ships and resulting in some deaths.
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Site for Springfield Stadium is selected
- The site on which the 960-capacity Springfield Stadium now sits was owned by the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society.
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